This is Jhumpa Lahiri's second book of short stories. Her first collection won the Pulitzer prize. I definitely want to read that. She also wrote the novel, "The Namesake" which I thoroughly enjoyed. Her stories portray the lives on immigrants from India coping with life in the United States. Assimilation into the culture is gradual and causes conflict. I find it fascinating how people cling to their Bengali heritage. Two thumbs up for "Unaccustomed Earth."
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